Thanksgiving is a great time of year! Friends and family come together to eat and have fun. There are so many different activities and crafts you can do with your friends and family! Also, there are great traditions and customs you can start doing at home! Here are some information and websites to get you started. * Crafts and Activities for Kids
You can make a turkey magnet! Image source: Thanksgiving activities for kids. (n.d.). Kaboose. Retrieved November 09, 2011, from http://holidays.kaboose.com/thanksgiving/
Do fun Activities and Coloring Pages by yourself, with your friends, or with your family. Disney Family Fun's website has tons of crafts and activities for kids. They also have cool games to play on Turkey Day like "Thankful 4), where everybody gets a cutout of the number "4" on their plate. Then, you fill in the number with things your thankful for.This website also has a Thanksgiving Bingo board you can print out. Your whole family can play this game at the Thanksgiving Day table!
Thanksgiving coloring book page for you and your friends!Image Source: Thanksgiving coloring pages. (n.d.). Free Coloring Pages. Retrieved November 09, 2011, from http://www.freecoloring.info/thanksgiving.php
Do like cooking, or just eating? Either way, there are all different recipesfrom the Disney Family Fun website for you to make with your family! You can make pigs-in-pilgrim-hats (little hot dogs in dough) or cookies and cupcakes.
You can print out and color all different pictures! Color in cornucopias (like the one below), the Mayflower, and turkeys. Put them up on your fridge or use them to decorate the table.
Children's Reading
Do you love reading and discovering new stories and adventures? Check out different Thanksgiving books for children for sale. Also, you can check out your local public library or your school library! They probably have a great section of different books on Thanksgiving.
A Child's Thanksgiving Thanks
I'm thankful for the many things That help us live as well as kings, For all the food that makes us drool, And another holiday from school. - Karl Fuchs
If you like this poem, check out other kids' Thanksgiving poetry and share what you found with friends and family!
Have you ever tried to write poetry? Or maybe a story about your Thanksgiving? That's a fun and creative way to celebrate the holiday!
History and Traditions for You and Your Family
Find information on The First Thanksgiving from Scholastic. Discover the Pilgrim's timeline, take a digital tour of the Mayflower, find out about the first Thanksgiving meal, and discover a lot more! Did you know that the Pilgrims probably ate duck, not turkey, for the first Thanksgiving in 1621? Also, the Pilgrim children made samp, which is like oatmeal, out of corn for the meal. The Native Americans brought venison, or deer meat, as a gift.
The first Thanksgiving meal lasted a whole week! The Native Americans who stayed for the feast built their own shelters to stay in for the week because they were much more experienced at building than the Pilgrims.
National Geographic for kids can teach you all about Thanksgiving traditions, from the meal to the presidential turkey pardon. Find out more about Thanksgiving Traditions! Which of these does your family do? Do you have relatives who live far away and have to travel? Do you travel? Do you make a wish on the wishbone? Maybe your family is vegetarian and doesn't eat meat for the holiday. Start a new tradition this year!
Learn about all of the different Thanksgiving traditions and customs and about different holidays from Thanksgiving Around the World! The ancient Greeks celebrated Thesmosphoria. This festival lasted for three days and honored the goddess of food grains. On the third day, the Greeks would have a huge feast. In Canada, Thanksgiving is in October. They also celebrate by visiting family and having a big dinner together. Check out how the American holiday and what your family does for Thanksgiving compares to the different holidays around the world.
*Always remember to ask your parents permission to use the internet and to visit all of these websites.
Crafts and Activities for Kids
Do fun Activities and Coloring Pages by yourself, with your friends, or with your family. Disney Family Fun's website has tons of crafts and activities for kids. They also have cool games to play on Turkey Day like "Thankful 4), where everybody gets a cutout of the number "4" on their plate. Then, you fill in the number with things your thankful for.This website also has a Thanksgiving Bingo board you can print out. Your whole family can play this game at the Thanksgiving Day table!
Do like cooking, or just eating? Either way, there are all different recipesfrom the Disney Family Fun website for you to make with your family! You can make pigs-in-pilgrim-hats (little hot dogs in dough) or cookies and cupcakes.
You can print out and color all different pictures! Color in cornucopias (like the one below), the Mayflower, and turkeys. Put them up on your fridge or use them to decorate the table.
Children's Reading
Do you love reading and discovering new stories and adventures? Check out different Thanksgiving books for children for sale. Also, you can check out your local public library or your school library! They probably have a great section of different books on Thanksgiving.
A Child's Thanksgiving Thanks
I'm thankful for the many things
That help us live as well as kings,
For all the food that makes us drool,
And another holiday from school.
- Karl Fuchs
If you like this poem, check out other kids' Thanksgiving poetry and share what you found with friends and family!
Have you ever tried to write poetry? Or maybe a story about your Thanksgiving? That's a fun and creative way to celebrate the holiday!
History and Traditions for You and Your Family
Find information on The First Thanksgiving from Scholastic. Discover the Pilgrim's timeline, take a digital tour of the Mayflower, find out about the first Thanksgiving meal, and discover a lot more! Did you know that the Pilgrims probably ate duck, not turkey, for the first Thanksgiving in 1621? Also, the Pilgrim children made samp, which is like oatmeal, out of corn for the meal. The Native Americans brought venison, or deer meat, as a gift.
The first Thanksgiving meal lasted a whole week! The Native Americans who stayed for the feast built their own shelters to stay in for the week because they were much more experienced at building than the Pilgrims.
National Geographic for kids can teach you all about Thanksgiving traditions, from the meal to the presidential turkey pardon. Find out more about Thanksgiving Traditions! Which of these does your family do? Do you have relatives who live far away and have to travel? Do you travel? Do you make a wish on the wishbone? Maybe your family is vegetarian and doesn't eat meat for the holiday. Start a new tradition this year!
Learn about all of the different Thanksgiving traditions and customs and about different holidays from Thanksgiving Around the World! The ancient Greeks celebrated Thesmosphoria. This festival lasted for three days and honored the goddess of food grains. On the third day, the Greeks would have a huge feast. In Canada, Thanksgiving is in October. They also celebrate by visiting family and having a big dinner together. Check out how the American holiday and what your family does for Thanksgiving compares to the different holidays around the world.
*Always remember to ask your parents permission to use the internet and to visit all of these websites.
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